Give way to the elk

I didn't anticipate that my first blog post would be about the proposed changes to Australia's Racial Discrimination Act (1975) (RDA) and yet, here we are! The following text forms part of the letter that I have submitted to the federal government and relevant ministers in response to their call for comments on the Freedom of Speech (repeal of S18c) Bill (2014) - Exposure Draft. This isn't an exhaustive discussion, as I'm sure there are many qualified legal, social, and policy adept individuals and organisations responding to the Exposure Draft. My main points relate to the politicised and obfuscatory arguments being used in favour of changing the RDA.continue reading...

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My name is James and I live in Sydney, Australia.
I'm keen to explore solutions and techniques for addressing environmental challenges that draw from and recognise the social, political, ethical, creative etc. dimensions of such challenges.